WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. -- The Macalester College men's tennis team took on Luther College in Saturday afternoon dual-play. The Scots fell to the the Norse, 8-1 moving their overall record to 2-3 this season as Luther improves to 6-4.

The Scots earned a win in doubles action. At No. 2 doubles, Wilson Merrell (Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Arlington) and Ben Wilson (Oakland, Calif. / College Preparatory School) defeated the duo of Isaiah Mayerchak and Nate Parsons, 8-3.

Macalester will return to action on March 13 as they take on Saint Ambrose University in Orlando, Fla. on the Scots' spring trip.

Tennis Match Results
Luther College 8, Macalester 1

 Singles competition
1. Kyle Appel (LUTM) def. Joshua Doyle (MAC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Trent Schneider (LUTM) def. Brian Utz (MAC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Anders Jensen (LUTM) def. Wilson Merrell (MAC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Nate Parsons (LUTM) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 6-3, 6-0
5. Isaiah Mayerchak (LUTM) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 8-0
6. Sam Buffington (LUTM) def. Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 8-0

 Doubles competition
1. Kyle Appel/Trent Schneider (LUTM) def. Joshua Doyle/Brian Utz (MAC) 9-8
2. Wilson Merrell/Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Isaiah Mayerchak/Nate Parsons (LUTM) 8-3
3. Anders Jensen/Jake Smith (LUTM) def. Matthew Yang/Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 8-4

Match Notes:
Luther College 6-4
Macalester 2-3